Lucent to Resell Cisco’s Packet Data and Media Gateway Products

Lucent Technologies and Cisco Systems have announced that Lucent will
integrate and resell select Cisco packet data and media gateway products as part
of Lucent's mobile networking product offering for the mobile service provider
market.

Under this global supply agreement, Lucent will integrate and resell the
following Cisco packet data and media gateway products:

• Cisco Packet Data Serving Node (PDSN),
  which enables CDMA2000 operators to provide mobile data access to the
  Internet, as well as corporate intranets and extranets.

• Cisco Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN),
  which enables GSM and UMTS operators to optimize their networks to deploy
  high-quality mobile data services.

• Cisco MGX 8000 Media Gateway and
  ATM multiservice portfolio, which enables efficient aggregation of radio
  access networks and transports voice-over-IP (VoIP) and voice-over-ATM (VoATM)
  in 2G, 2.5G and future 3G networks.

"We believe the demand for high-speed mobile data and low-cost packet
voice services, particularly in the business market, is the next big growth area
for wireless service providers," said Cindy Christy, chief operating
officer for Lucent's Mobility Solutions Group.

"As a result of this agreement, we'll be able to utilize our unmatched
expertise in mobile communications and Cisco's world-leading expertise in packet
networking so our customers can begin to take advantage of explosive demand
immediately."

"We're pleased to work with Lucent, a leader in the development of
mobile networks, to help speed the introduction of high-speed data, voice and
video services to the wireless world," said Dan Scheinman, senior vice
president, Corporate Development for Cisco. "The combination of these Cisco
packet data and media gateway products with Lucent's mobile wireless
infrastructure solutions will help mobile operators deliver profitable, new
mobile services and reduce operating expenses as they introduce IP into their
mobile networks."